kuntilanak

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kun.tiˈla.nak/, [kun̪.t̪iˈla.nak̚]
  • Hyphenation: kun‧til‧a‧nak

Noun

kuntilanak (plural kuntilanak-kuntilanak)

  1. (folklore) A female vampiric ghost, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant.
    Synonym: pontianak (Malay)
    Synonym: puntianak (Malay)
    Hypernym: hantu

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